1986 NHL Shots Against by Team

The Chicago Blackhawks led the NHL in shots against in 1986, with 2,707, 24 ahead of the New Jersey Devils. The average across 21 NHL teams is 2,394.8.

Led the NHL in 1986 Chicago Blackhawks 80 games

2,707 Shots Against 24 clear of New Jersey Devils

#	Team	G	SA
1	Chicago Blackhawks	80	2,707
2	New Jersey Devils	80	2,683
3	Minnesota North Stars	80	2,595
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	2,589
5	New York Rangers	80	2,550
6	Los Angeles Kings	80	2,479
7	Philadelphia Flyers	80	2,452
8	Calgary Flames	80	2,419
	NHL average		2,394.8
9	Boston Bruins	80	2,365
10	Edmonton Oilers	80	2,363
11	St. Louis Blues	80	2,359
12	Washington Capitals	80	2,355
13	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	2,350
14	Quebec Nordiques	80	2,322
15	Buffalo Sabres	80	2,317
16	Detroit Red Wings	80	2,298
17	Vancouver Canucks	80	2,272
18	Hartford Whalers	80	2,235
19	New York Islanders	80	2,222
20	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	2,196
21	Montréal Canadiens	80	2,163

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as save percentage and goals against average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.